47 min

Path to Acquisition: Insights from Weebly & Vurb with Ryan Glasgow #231 SaaS District

    • Entrepreneurship

Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Sprig, a user experience measurement tool suite used by top companies such as Paypal, Coinbase, Figma, and Peloton. Since founding the company in 2019, Sprig has raised $90M, achieving a valuation of $330M.
He has a proven track record in scaling SaaS startups like Weebly (acquired by Square) and Vurb (acquired by Snapchat).
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - Intro01:27 - Journey from Entrepreneurship to SaaS Acquisitions07:56 - Getting Innovations Insights from Users12:33 - What Most People Miss When Analysing NPS Services16:37 - Key Skills for Founders in Hyper Growth Stage20:52 - Predictable Motion on GTM Strategy22:05 - Utilizing Mixed Methods Research for Sprig's Evolution28:23 - Strategies for Incorporating AI into Sprig's Products32:29 - Ryan's Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State34:45 - Ryan's Piece Of Advice For His Younger Self38:09 - Ryan's Biggest Challenges at Sprig39:36 - Instrumental Resources For Ryan's Success41:21 - What Does Success Mean for Ryan Today45:40 - Get In Touch With Ryan

Get In Touch With Ryan:
Ryan's Twitter
Sprig Website

Mentions:
Snapchat
Weebly
Vurb
Jason Lemkin
PLGeek

Books:
Good to Great by Jim Collins
BE 2.0 by Jim Collins

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Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Sprig, a user experience measurement tool suite used by top companies such as Paypal, Coinbase, Figma, and Peloton. Since founding the company in 2019, Sprig has raised $90M, achieving a valuation of $330M.
He has a proven track record in scaling SaaS startups like Weebly (acquired by Square) and Vurb (acquired by Snapchat).
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - Intro01:27 - Journey from Entrepreneurship to SaaS Acquisitions07:56 - Getting Innovations Insights from Users12:33 - What Most People Miss When Analysing NPS Services16:37 - Key Skills for Founders in Hyper Growth Stage20:52 - Predictable Motion on GTM Strategy22:05 - Utilizing Mixed Methods Research for Sprig's Evolution28:23 - Strategies for Incorporating AI into Sprig's Products32:29 - Ryan's Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State34:45 - Ryan's Piece Of Advice For His Younger Self38:09 - Ryan's Biggest Challenges at Sprig39:36 - Instrumental Resources For Ryan's Success41:21 - What Does Success Mean for Ryan Today45:40 - Get In Touch With Ryan

Get In Touch With Ryan:
Ryan's Twitter
Sprig Website

Mentions:
Snapchat
Weebly
Vurb
Jason Lemkin
PLGeek

Books:
Good to Great by Jim Collins
BE 2.0 by Jim Collins

Tag Us & Follow:
Facebook
LinkedIn
Instagram

More About Akeel:
Twitter
LinkedIn
More SaaS Podcast Episodes
SaaS Consulting Services
How To Value Your SaaS Company

47 min